Then Shriji Maharaj said, "Who can be called an ekantik devotee of Vasudev Bhagwan? One who possesses swadharma, gnan, vairagya, and singular bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → and who has all these attributes, is called an ekantik devotee. And his path is described such that he enters into Vasudev Bhagwan. What is that entry? It means that within the sphere of light, the divine form of Vasudev Bhagwan, the devotee has affection for Him. Through that affection, in the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → his mind remains constantly attached." It is said that the mind becomes absorbed. It remains attached. While doing work and other activities, while performing the duties of the body, his mind remains attached to this. Just as the gopis had. Whatever bodily actions they performed or whatever else they did, whatever they did, their mind was attached with extreme attachment to Him. So, that is said to be their entry. That is called entry. Extreme love is called entry. "The devotee has affection for Him. Through that affection, in the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → remains attached and behaves with attachment. And remaining in this state, he also remains engaged in the service of Vasudev Bhagwan externally. Just as Lakshmiji resides in the heart of Vasudev Bhagwan as a mark due to the abundance of her affection, and externally she forgets her own self. Entry into Bhagwan means one's own existence one forgets even one's own existence. Lakshmiji, in two ways, has two types of attachment. One is attachment to the service of Bhagwan, and the other is attachment to Bhagwan Himself. So both of these lead to entry. One is the means and the other is the goal. And Maharaj has also said this, it will come ahead. Just as Lakshmiji resides in the heart of Vasudev Bhagwan as a mark due to the abundance of her affection, and externally, in the form of a woman, she is also engaged in service, similarly, one should understand the entry of that ekantik devotee into Vasudev Bhagwan." How to attain entry? Suppose the entry is not in the murti murti 1) Sacred idol of Bhagvãn used to offer worship. There are eight types of murtis that can be worshipped: stone, wood, metal, earth, engraved or drawn, sand, gems, and mental. 2) The form of Bhagvãn. Tap to open in glossary → If one has extreme attachment to the service of Bhagwan, worship of Bhagwan, chanting His name, and devotion, then also it is said that he has entered into Bhagwan. And if there is attachment to these, then he enters into Bhagwan; these are described as the means. So in that also, Maharaj has said this in three places. One is the way to attain extreme strength, there Maharaj said it. And the means of entry was described there, and in this also, Maharaj asks how entry occurs. In that way, what are the means of entering into Bhagwan, entering into Vasudev? "Similarly, one should understand the entry of that ekantik devotee into Vasudev Bhagwan. And even now, the devotee who has the ten types of devotion, such as listening to the discourses of Bhagwan, singing kirtans, chanting His name, etc., and who is bound to the greatness of Bhagwan, swadharma, vairagya, self-realization, and the association of saints, in such a way that there is extreme intensity. In this, it is said to be like an addiction, like an addiction to opium. Take out that Vachanamrut. Take out Madhya 38. They are all very wonderful to compare. And by comparing them, one should extract the essence. Look at the entry in that, how that entry occurs is also written there. Only the means are written, look at it. Is it there? To whom does entry occur? Is it written what entry is called? "And when that ekantik devotee leaves his body, he enters into Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → Here Vasudev is written, here Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → "And one who is not an ekantik devotee enters into Brahma and others, or enters into Sankarshan Sankarshan One of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. His Tap to open in glossary → If he is not of the first rank, if he is of the second or third rank, it will do, even if he is of the last rank, it will do, but this is like the eighth grade. The class is the same. "Therefore, an ekantik devotee possesses, firstly, self-realization, secondly, vairagya, thirdly, his dharma dharma 1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion, Tap to open in glossary → and fourthly, extreme devotion towards Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → And when that ekantik devotee leaves his body, he enters into Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → And one who is not an ekantik devotee enters into Brahma and others, or enters into Sankarshan Sankarshan One of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. His Tap to open in glossary → but without becoming an ekantik devotee, one does not enter into Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → just as an extremely greedy person enters into wealth, and just as an extremely lustful person enters into his desired woman, and just as a very wealthy person who is childless gets a son, he enters into his son," that is the definition of entry. It is not the means of entry. The means also come in that, read further, read ahead. "Similarly, in this way, with whatever one's jiva is bound, one should understand his entry into that. But the entry does not occur like water merging with water or fire merging with fire. It means that he who has entered into Him does not develop affection for any object other than his Ishtadev, and remains constantly chanting His name, and if he lives without Him, he lives experiencing days of great misery but does not find happiness." Then Shriji Maharaj said, "A worldly jiva, if he finds someone who gives wealth or someone who gives a son, then he immediately gains faith there. And a devotee of Bhagwan never gains faith in amulets, mantras, plays, or magic. And a devotee of Bhagwan who believes in amulets and mantras, even if he is a satsangi satsangi A person who practises satsang. Tap to open in glossary → And those who are true devotees of Bhagwan are not many. A true devotee of Bhagwan was Macho Bhakt in Kariyani village. Before joining the satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → and he remained a lifelong celibate. And an alchemist had come and stayed at his house, who showed him how to turn copper into silver, in this way, it is not in this one but in that one. That upasham. Take out Ahmedabad 3. The state of upasham is indeed this entry. How does the state of upasham come? Nityanand Swami's question is, 'Maharaj, the means you described are very difficult, especially those of self-realization.' Then Nityanand Swami asked, "The means you described to attain the state of upasham, which is to meditate on Bhagwan by identifying oneself as the atma, is extremely difficult, therefore, please tell us another easy means besides that." Then Shriji Maharaj said, "Firstly, one should understand the extreme greatness of Bhagwan, and secondly, one should have extremely intense faith in serving and having darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → extreme faith. Service and darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → One never forgets it, never lets it go. Even if a year passes, or five years, or ten years, one never lets it go; that is called intense faith. If one runs there repeatedly, goes a hundred times, yet does not remember it even once, is that called faith or what? One goes a hundred times and does not remember even once. Then it is not called faith in darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → In this, we want to bring about that state of upasham and make an entry. So does entry occur by going a hundred times or by going once? If one becomes extremely attached. When one becomes extremely attached, like the gopis who had darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details